Canada Sanctions More of Haiti’s Political Elites, Bringing Total to 15

Former lawmaker Arnel Belizaire is escorted by national police to be presented to the press in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Dec. 4, 2019. The Canadian Press/AP-Dieu Nalio Chery

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has announced new sanctions against two more Haitian political elites.

Facing sanction are former MP Arnel Bélizaire and Charles Saint-Rémy, a businessman associated with former president Michel Martelly, who is among the 13 others Canada has already sanctioned.